mendis wrote: ↑11 May 2023, 18:37
Francis Bacon wrote: ↑11 May 2023, 17:55
For me, and perhaps others, the race for the win isn't always what's most interesting. So I am going to introduce a topic that did interest me: Lewis/George/Mercedes. Here's my take:
For most of the race Lewis was running with the likes of Haas, Alfa Romeo, Alpine and not doing much. While he did make it up to P6 by lap 16, it wasn't due to overtakes. The runners ahead him had boxed for hards. Then, starting at ~lap 37, we saw the charge up the field that everyone is talking about: P12 to P6. But was it really impressive? I say no. Cooling track, medium tires, light fuel load...of course he's going to overtake rear-mid-pack cars struggling with old hards. Something would be really wrong if he hadn't.
On the other hand, GR, from race start through lap 18, was holding his own at P5 with the front-runners. After pitting for hards on lap 16, he rejoined at P12 and ran up the field to P4, finsihing ~8 seconds ahead of Sainz. Much more impressive.
When are we going to start giving GR more credit?
Couldn't have summed it better! George did a great weekend overall, while a strategic gamble bailed Lewis' miserable weekend.
Another boring GR/Ham debate.
GR did well this weekend. Lewis paid for a bad Saturday. Having said that, GR was poor in Baku, where Lewis out-qualified him, overtook him, and then drove off.
It’s nip and tuck between the two. Seems to change every week, with neither being able to get a stranglehold. 14-13 I believe to GR since the start of 2022 season. GR has the upper hand in Q, but Lewis, when issue free, still holds the upper hand on race pace on a Sunday. That’s the picture. End of.